Chapter 1 5th Grade Social Studies

What is one theory about how early people migrates from Asia to the Americas?

• They walked across a landbridge.

• They came with Columbus

• They came on horseback.

• They rode mammoths and caribou

What is one theory about why early peoples migrated from Asia to the Americas?

• Horses were plentiful.

• Land was free.

• Hunters followed animals.

• No diseases existed.

How did early Americans get food during the Ice Age?

• They grew vegetables.

• They hunted animals.

• They grew grains.

• They raised animals.

Where did most early people live during the ice age?

• next to a water sorce

• wherever there was food

• in California

• in a valley

Which of the following best describes what happened to the people when the large ice age animals died out?

• They became hunters and gatherers .

• They became vegetarians.

• They became extinct.

• They became farmers.

What was the effect of agriculture on the way of life of the early peoples?

• They didn't hunt anymore.

• They settled in one place.

• They started to go to school.

• They sold more food.

What was one purpose of the mounds built by the mound builders?

• collection spot for extra soil

• burial places for important chiefs

• foundation for buildings

• field separator for crops

What does the fact that the mound builders built such enormous structures tell about them?

• They were dependable

• They were trustworthy

• They were well organized

• They were kind

Which of the following is NOT true about the Anasazi?

• They ate nothing but the animals they hunted.

• They were the first to use irrigation in what is now the United States.

• They grew corn, squash, beans, and pumpkins.

• They were known as "Cliff Dwellers"

How did the Anasazi become successful farmers in the desert?

• They dug wells for the water they needed.

• They grew plants that do not need water

• They dug ditches to carry water from streams to their crops.

• They lived near streams and had plenty of water.